Halloween begins!

Went to the dollar store today to pick up a few little things and was set afire by all the Halloween, harvest, and Christmas(!!) stuff on sale. 

I got what I needed, came home and did some cleaning, went to class, came home, went to Wal Mart to get an ankle brace, then came home again.  I got some work done and then decided it was time to goof off, and started cutting and sewing my Halloween costume.  I'm SO excited about it!!  I've gotten the shoulders and one sleeve fitted, and would've done the second sleeve but my shoulder was hurting so badly I had to stop.  Tomorrow I'm going to make the time to fit the second sleeve and hopefully the hood, and maybe even finish the side seams!!  (I kind of doubt I'll get that far, I have a lot of work to do.)  Then I'll have to hem everything and then strengthen all the seams as I only have them with running stitch right now, and I'll have to go back and do backstitching on everything, as small and strong as my fingers and temper can manage.

I'm taking this moment to thank my mom for teaching me how to sew and make up clothes, and my father for teaching me to get what I want in the most affordable and sensible way I can.  I got the fabric for $15 (thanks to a very generous coupon!) and I've had the needles and I bought the thread ages ago and I don't remember how much it cost, but since I have it, I'm using it.


The mask will probably happen next weekend.  I want to make a pouch too, and that's going to take some work and planning, I think.  I've certainly never tried anything like it before!  But I've given myself a lot of time, and I think it'll all be ready and in good order for Halloween.  Yay!